LB Mitchell coming for a visit today

Free-agent LB Kawika Mitchell will visit the Giants today, his agency has confirmed. The four-year veteran hasn't made much noise in this free-agent period after the Chiefs replaced him with Napoleon Harris. There was some thought Kansas City might re-sign him to play outside linebacker, but that hasn't materialized.

It's likely the Giants are looking at Mitchell as an outside linebacker instead of putting him in the middle and shifting Antonio Pierce outside. After all, that's what they were going to do if they had acquired Al Wilson.

Stay tuned. We'll see how Mitchell's visit shakes out. He's missed only one game in the last three seasons, so perhaps he won't fail a physical like Wilson.

(UPDATE: From what I'm told, there's a chance Mitchell could sign either late today or early tomorrow. The Giants seem poised to do something here to start firming up their LB corps and this appears to be more than just a "How ya doin'?" kind of visit. Also, someone confirmed for me the team sees Mitchell as an outside LB -- probably the strong side, though there's a chance he might play weak side.)

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Also, there are no indications the Giants are major players for Bills LB Takeo Spikes at this point. Yes, there have been reports he's headed to either the Giants or Eagles in a trade, but from everything I've gathered the Giants have not made a major push. Maybe a conversation or two just to kick the tires, but nothing major.